Syria's Uprising and the Fracturing of the Levant. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Emile Hokayem.
• Authors: Hokayem, Emile
• Contents: Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms -- Map of Syria's ethnic and sectarian distribution -- Introduction -The regional and international dimensions of Syria's revolution -- An unpredictable uprising? -Syria's complex terrain -- Ch. one: the decay of the Syrian state --Bashar al-Assad's consolidation of power -- The challenge of reform and the flawed modernisation of the economy -- The decay of the state -- The nature of the regime -- The centrality of the security forces -- Ch. two: the uprising and the regime -- The political geography of the Syrian uprising -- The regime's response and resilience -- Ch. three: The rise of the opposition -- The emergence of many oppositions -- The militarisation of the uprising -- Revolution and Islamism -- Ch. four: the regional struggle over Syria -- Syria in the regional landscape -- Regional competition: between Turkey, Iran and the Gulf -- Iraq: the spectre of sectarian war reappears -- Vulnerable states: Lebanon and Jordan -- Israel: the end of a predictable relationship -- Ch. five: Syria in the international context -- Western confusion and ambivalence -- An incremental response -- International diplomacy -- Making sense of Western hesitancy -- Russia takes a stand -- Military constraints to intervention -- The Western debate over assisting the rebellion -- Conclusion -- Societal fragmentation -- Who holds power? -- The opposition's challenges -- The regime's survival strategy -- The diplomatic solution: delusion or only game in town?-The troubled regional picture.
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource, illudstration, map
• Subjects: 956.9104/2; HISTORY / Middle East / General; Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-; Syria -- Politics and government -- 2000-; Syria -- Foreign relations -- 21st century; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351224000
• Related ISBNs: 135122400X; 1138452645; 9781138452640; 9780415717380
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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